Supermicro X7DA8 Plus User Manual page 23

Installing the LGA771 Processor
1. Press the load lever to release
the load plate, which covers the CPU
socket, from its locking position.
2. Gently lift the load lever to open the
load plate.
3. Use your thumb and your index
fi nger to hold the CPU at the North
Center Edge and the South Center
Edge of the CPU.
Load Lever
PnP Cap on
top of the
Load Plate
Load Plate(w/PnP
Cap attached)
North Center Edge
South Center Edge
2-3
Chapter 2: Installation